T. P. McKenna

Known for: Acting

Born: 1929-09-07 – 2011-02-13 (aged 81)

From: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

Born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, Thomas Patrick 'T. P.' McKenna was a distinguished character actor of film and TV and a prolific stage actor. He made his stage debut in "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams at the Pike Theatre in Dublin in 1954 and his film debut in the 1960 film The Night Fighters. Film credits included Straw Dogs, Ulysses, Perfect Friday, Villain, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Red Scorpion and Valmont, whilst his TV credits included Bleak House, Inspector Morse, Doctor Who, Casualty, Ballykissangel and Lovejoy.

Filmography (126)

MOVIE★ 5.9
The Libertine
2004
as Black Rod
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as The Announcer
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003
as Self - Actor / Major John Scott
TV
Rockface
2002
as Liam
TV★ 7.2
Waking the Dead
2001
as Phil Brown
MOVIE★ 7.0
Monarch
2000
as Henry VIII
MOVIE★ 7.4
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
TV★ 7.0
Longitude
2000
as Edmund Burke
TV★ 9.0
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
as Lord Dunraven
TV★ 7.0
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
as God (voice)
TV★ 8.0
Liberation
1994
as Lloyd George, P.M. of England
TV★ 6.2
Scarlet and Black
1993
as Marquis de la Mole
TV★ 7.2
Heartbeat
1992
as Michael O'Leary
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Law Lord
1992
as Judge Selwyn
MOVIE★ 9.0
Events at Drimaghleen
1991
as Father Sallins
MOVIE
Shoot to Kill
1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon
TV★ 7.0
Shoot to Kill
1990
as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon
TV★ 7.0
The Chief
1990
as Colin Fowler
MOVIE★ 6.6
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Dr. Grahame
MOVIE★ 6.7
Valmont
1989
as Baron
MOVIE★ 6.0
Red Scorpion
1988
as General Vortek
MOVIE★ 7.5
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
as Captain Cook
TV★ 7.0
Jack the Ripper
1988
as O'Connor
MOVIE★ 6.4
Pascali's Island
1988
as Dr. Hogan
MOVIE
Unreported Incident
1988
as Michael
TV★ 6.0
The Play on One
1988
as Michael Flynn
TV★ 8.0
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Citizen
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Christmas Tree
1986
as Bill
TV★ 6.2
Casualty
1986
as Arthur Jackson
TV★ 6.0
ScreenPlay
1986
as Father Sallins
TV★ 7.4
Lovejoy
1986
as Bertram Montserrat
MOVIE★ 8.0
Strong Medicine
1986
as Dr. Sweeting
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
as O'Connor
TV★ 6.0
My Brother Jonathan
1985
as Lloyd Moore
TV★ 6.4
Bleak House
1985
as Harold Skimpole
MOVIE
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984
as Dennis Naylor
MOVIE★ 6.0
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Dursun
MOVIE★ 7.0
Moving on the Edge
1984
as Liam
TV★ 6.4
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
MOVIE★ 5.2
To the Lighthouse
1983
as Augustus Carmichael
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
as Himmler
MOVIE★ 6.3
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Theatre Surgeon
MOVIE
Crimes
1982
as Melvyn
TV★ 7.0
Play for Tomorrow
1982
as Melvyn
MOVIE
The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work
1982
as Self - Narrator
TV★ 7.3
The Manions of America
1981
as Harry Clement
MOVIE
Random Moments in a May Garden
1981
as Digby
TV
Levkas Man
1981
as Holroyd
MOVIE
Pasmore
1980
as Helen's husband
TV★ 7.5
Lady Killers
1980
as Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.
MOVIE★ 5.6
Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Bank Manager
MOVIE★ 9.0
Deasey (Desperate)
1979
as FG
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Outsider
1979
as John Russell
TV★ 7.2
Minder
1979
as J.J.Mooney
MOVIE★ 9.0
Exposure
1978
as Dan
MOVIE★ 9.5
A Child's Voice
1978
as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie
TV★ 7.3
Strangers
1978
as Chief Constable
TV★ 7.3
Holocaust
1978
as Blobel
TV★ 7.3
Blake's 7
1978
as Sarkoff
TV★ 7.0
Target
1977
as Ruby Daniels
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1977
as Simon Dedalus
MOVIE
Love Lies Bleeding
1977
as Geoffrey
MOVIE★ 10.0
Beasts: Baby
1976
as Dick Pummery
MOVIE★ 9.0
Stones
1976
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
TV★ 7.0
Beasts
1976
as Dick Pummery
TV★ 8.0
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Sir Martin Mallory
TV★ 7.1
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Jean Pierre O'Higgins
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Next Victim
1975
as Frampton
TV★ 10.0
Quiller
1975
as Buchanan
MOVIE★ 6.6
All Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Soames
TV
Looking for Clancy
1975
as Marcus Selby
TV★ 8.0
The Sweeney
1975
as Det. Supt. Grant
TV★ 5.0
Churchill's People
1974
as Dr Layton
TV★ 6.8
Father Brown
1974
as DI Boyne
MOVIE★ 4.0
Percy's Progress
1974
as London News Editor
TV★ 7.0
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Count Conrad von Hotzendorf
TV★ 7.0
Playhouse
1974
as Harvey Fenton-Jones
TV★ 7.0
Napoleon and Love
1974
as Paul Barras
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Changeling
1974
as Tomazo de Piracquo
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Warm December
1973
as Man (uncredited)
TV★ 6.9
Thriller
1973
as Jack Hardisty
MOVIE★ 6.8
Lady Killer
1973
as Jack Hardisty
TV★ 5.7
Crown Court
1972
MOVIE★ 7.2
Straw Dogs
1971
as Maj. John Scott
TV★ 7.3
Justice
1971
as Supt. George Lester
TV★ 7.8
Jason King
1971
MOVIE★ 6.2
Villain
1971
as Frank Fletcher
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Beast in the Cellar
1971
as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick
MOVIE★ 4.3
Percy
1971
as Meet The People Compere
MOVIE★ 6.2
Perfect Friday
1970
as Smith
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Rivals
1970
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Fifth Day of Peace
1970
as Nick
TV★ 6.8
Manhunt
1970
as Louis Sampere
MOVIE★ 7.1
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Norris
MOVIE★ 7.0
Blood of the Lamb
1969
as Joe Katz
TV★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Sontee
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as William Russel
TV★ 7.2
Man in a Suitcase
1967
TV★ 7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Dr. Murphy
TV★ 7.0
Callan
1967
TV
Sam and Janet
1967
as Fingers Magee
MOVIE★ 5.9
Ulysses
1967
as Buck Mulligan
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
TV★ 7.3
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Geoffrey Arles
MOVIE★ 6.4
Young Cassidy
1965
as Tom
MOVIE★ 6.1
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965
as Jack Hanson
MOVIE
Deirdre
1965
TV
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Charles Sturrock
TV★ 5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
as John Joe Moran
MOVIE★ 6.7
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
as The Priest
TV★ 7.2
Theatre 625
1964
as Jerry
TV★ 8.0
Story Parade
1964
as Matthew Finch
TV★ 9.0
Detective
1964
as Detective Wilks
MOVIE★ 6.5
Downfall
1964
as Martin Somers
TV★ 7.9
Doctor Who
1963
as The Captain
TV★ 10.0
Espionage
1963
as Tom Gorman
TV★ 7.4
The Saint
1962
as Tony
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Quare Fellow
1962
as Walsh
TV★ 6.7
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
MOVIE★ 6.6
Johnny Nobody
1961
as Garda
TV★ 7.8
The Avengers
1961
as Grant
MOVIE★ 6.1
Freedom to Die
1961
as Mike
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Siege of Sidney Street
1960
as Lapidos
TV★ 4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mena Donelli
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Soames